Soft Pretzel Bites

These little morsels of yumminess are out-of-this-world great. Add a little warm cheese sauce for dipping and I’ve got a plate of … well, pretzel bites that are going to disappear in a seriously mind-bogglingly-fast amount of time.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword pretzel bites

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2

Servings

Calories 140kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Joyful Momma's Kitchen

Equipment

Ingredients

For the dough

1 ⅛ cup water 70-80 degrees F
3 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoon brown sugar packed
1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast

For the pretzel bites

2 quarts water
½ cup baking soda
butter melted
kosher salt

Instructions

For the dough

Place warm water, flour, brown sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order listed.
Select dough cycle and let process.
Flour a flat surface and turn the dough out into a large ball.
Roll flat and cut into 8 equally-sized pieces.
Roll each piece into a 12" rope about 1" thick.
Cut into bite-sized pieces. Depending on how well I rolled my dough I got 6-8 bites out of each.

For the pretzel bites

Bring 2 quarts of water and the baking soda to a fast boil.
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Working small batches, add the dough pieces to the boiling water and boil for 10 seconds.
Remove to a baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray or is lined with s silpat.
Bake the bites for 10 minutes or until just turning brown.
Lightly brush the bites with butter and sprinkle with salt.
Return to the oven to get golden brown.
Serve warm.

Notes

Store any leftover bites in an air-tight container.

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